MTN Nigeria in its bid to assist small businesses has introduced smart number into the market to boost easy access to their numbers.
The MTN’s Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer, Mr. Babatunde Osho, disclosed this to DigitalSENSE Business News, saying that MTN Smart Number service provides businesses with easy-to-remember phone numbers made up of digits and alphabets that uniquely identify the name of the organisation, business or product.
He also said that with this development, organisations in Nigeria can now enhance their visibility in the marketplace without breaking the bank.
Osho pointed out that this innovative service allows SMEs and large corporates to make their phone numbers easy to recall thus increasing their business’ reachability among customers and prospects, which in turn can translate to increased business opportunity.
Stressing the service is set to provide SMEs and large corporate organisations with a cost effective means to market and create awareness for their businesses, products and services, helping them stand out from the crowd with an easily recognizable contact number.
According to him this service underlines the focus of MTN Business to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions that would make Nigerian businesses more productive, and ultimately more profitable.
"What makes MTN Smart Number even more compelling is the fact that organizations can link all their existing phone lines, fixed or mobile, to the MTN Smart Number. This means businesses can market just one number and have all their customers and prospects reach them,” Osho said.
He further said that MTN Smart Numbers come in two categories, namely the Toll Free (0800) and Non-Toll Free numbers (0700).
The Toll Free numbers, he explained, provides an option where the caller calls a business for free and the receiver pays while the Non-Toll Free option requires the caller to make calls at the prevailing network tariff.
"Both non-toll free numbers and toll-free numbers must consist of a minimum of seven and a maximum of twelve letters (alphabets) after the initial 0700 or 0800. This service is provided in conjunction with Alpha Technologies Limited," he submitted.
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